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I have really been into the
po'boy sandwich
ever since I discovered them not too long ago. One of the things that I like about po'boy sandwich is that there are a lot of different ways of making them and my favourite up until now has been the
spicy shrimp po'boy
with remoulade sauce. I recently came across a new interpretation of the sandwich in the form of a
fried tuna ball po'boy
on
Eatin' on the Cheap
and I just had to try it! In essence this is just a simple tuna salad that is formed into a ball, fried until nice and golden brown and crispy and then thrown into a sandwich along with a tasty remoulade sauce. It is hard to go wrong with deep frying and these tuna balls are addictively good with their crispy outsides and their soft, warm and tasty insides. I finished the sandwiches off with some crisp and tangy homemade
pickled green tomatoes
. I now have a new favourite po'boy sandwich and I am already looking forward to making them again sometime soon!

Rachel: Unfortunately I get absolutely no good natural lighting in my place. I am using a single flash, a Canon 580 EXII, mounted on a stand with a white umbrella. I have been wanting to try a light box and a soft box for a while, but I need to save up a bit. :) I have also used desktop lamps like the Lowel Ego to good effect.

Anonymous: Although I generally prefer fresh tuna, it is rather expensive so I only use it when I really want to experience the flavour and texture of the tuna. For recipes like this one where there are a lot of competing flavours and textures I often try to save a buck by using canned, though fresh would also be great. To use fresh tuna in this recipe you would either have to cut it into small pieces of throw it into the food processor.

oh.my.gosh...i made this tonight,it is my favorite new sandwich. the sauce is soooo awesome, could almost eat it with a spoon it is so yummy! i'm making them again tomorrow. can't wait. thanks for posting this delicious recipe. it's a keeper!

Just yesterday I found your blog, and today I made this recipe! Very tasty, but since I only had burger buns at the house and not baguettes, I made patties instead of balls, used a little bit of Pam on a teflon pan (a lot less oil), and voila! tuna burgers!

Mm, I just made these tuna balls and they're so tasty. I didn't have green onions, so I just used a few tablespoons (or so) of finely chopped cooking onions, and I used my homemade chili powder (very similar to your creole spice blend) since I didn't have the creole blend, nor the time to whip it together.

Another way to enjoy canned tuna is to make a tuna melt, just dice some onion, a little liquid egg, salt, pepper, panko bread crumbs or crackers, bell pepper, whatever trips your taste buds, fold together and form it into a patty and spray a pan with oil and brown on both sides, toward the end lay a slice of your favorite cheese on it and let it melt.Transfer to two slices of bread, plain or toasted, this way is slightly healthier because you don't use as much oil. Bon Appetit! L.D.

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I came to realize that my meals were boring and that I had been eating the same few dishes over and over again for years. It was time for a change! I now spend my free time searching for, creating and trying tasty new recipes in my closet sized kitchen.